Re: keyboard auto repeat in X stops
use xset to set the repeat and other stuff (mouse acceleration/speed/
monitor dpms...) (man xset)
not sure why it happens, probably one of the programs that you run
sets the autorepeat off...
login out and login back in using xdm restarts X server AFAIK
erik
Christoph Groth wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a strange problem in X (potato 2.2r1): After some time in X the
> keyboard auto repeat ceases to work (the keyboard behaves correctly in
> the console, though) and I have to log out and log in again (I am
> using xdm) to switch it on again. Restarting the X Server is not
> necessary.
>
> This is rather annoying as I often run large simulations in X and
> cannot log out without canceling them. Is there a solution to this
> problem? Or is it a bug?
>
> regards,
> Christoph
>
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